Clairvoyant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌklɛəˈvɔɪ.ənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Clairvoyant is an adjective meaning Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance.
Meaning
Of, relating to, or having clairvoyance.
More Meanings
- Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
- Able to foresee the future.
- Having great insight; sagacious.
- (computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.
- A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
- A person able to foresee the future
Example Sentences
…his vision of the future so far-reaching and clairvoyant as that of many who have lived before him and since…
Then there is the very large class of casual clairvoyant visions which have no traceable cause — which are apparently quite meaningless, and have no recognizable relation to any events known to the seer.
Word Forms
- clairvoyants
Synonyms for clairvoyant
Depending on context, synonyms include medium, mystic, seer, paranormal, prophetic, precognitive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include extrasensory, paranormal, prophetic, precognitive, second-sighted, seer.
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